Category: About Wine

Rosé stands apart from all other wine styles in its breathtaking diversity of hues, tints, shades, and tones. A wine that is any color from nearly clear to sunflower yellow to purple can qualify as a rosé. The spectrum found in wines from all over the world is surprising and represent its startling diversity. Broadly speaking, Read more about The Many Shades of Rose![…]

Vegetables may not have the richness and protein of a meat-based dish, but they aren’t the minefield that many worry about! Instead, they are a fun playground of experimentation because of their amazing depth and variety of flavor and the fact that they are rarely cooked/consumed alone. While the variety can make it difficult to Read more about Garden-Fresh Veggies and Wines … Not a Tricky Pairing![…]

If you are interested in learning more about wine, it can become quite the academic pursuit and while there are plenty of easy to find wine resources out there, there are plenty of great free wine resources that are not as obvious or have very specific uses. These are references that we find very useful Read more about Great (Free) Wine Resources![…]

Here’s a list of tips for those just getting starting in wine or for those that are just getting serious about wine. These are some of the best advice that we give in the Shop and in regular life about how to enjoy and learn more about wine! Tip #1: Wine is a learning experience! Read more about Wine Tips for Everyone[…]

This is a time to hunker down and enjoy a nice glass of wine, especially with the swirling whirlwind of politics just outside our door! So, we are rounding up a great number of wines that are in that sweet spot where price intersects with quality and distinctiveness to yield great value. You can certainly Read more about Great Winter Wine Values![…]

The Christmas season is a constant flurry of shopping, cooking, party-planning, party-going, eating, drinking, gift-giving, and more! Which is why we went ahead and put together a Christmas Wine Pairing list for you! These are all wines that we would suggest you go ahead and stock up on for the rest of the festive season because Read more about Christmas Wine Pairing Suggestions[…]

Cabernet Franc Day was started by Dracaena Wines to celebrate this great varietal without it being overshadowed by its offspring, Cabernet Sauvignon! Yeah, one of your favorite red varietals is the offspring of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc and while Cabernet gets the Thursday before Labor Day, the owners of Dracaena thought Read more about Cab Franc Day Selections! #CabFrancDay[…]

“There is almost this fetishized idea of having, quote-A good palate, right, as if what makes you a good eater is the ability to detect the three grains of cumin … and sure, yeah a sensitivity like that is good but what I think having a good palate is about is just being able to Read more about Sharpening Your Palate[…]

More than 400 wineries dot the fertile soils of Napa Valley, one of the world’s premier viticultural regions and famous for its prized Cabernet Sauvignon. Though just 30 miles long and a few miles wide, Napa Valley is home to diverse microclimates and soils uniquely suited to the cultivation of a variety of fine wine grapes. Among the internationally Read more about Napa Valley comes to Crystal City[…]

One of the recent changes that some may have noticed around the Shop is the increased emphasis on sustainability. There are tons of certifications that wineries can choose (and not choose) to put on their labels that say something about their attempts at sustainability. Here are some of the certifications that you will see on Read more about Supporting Sustainability in Wine[…]